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Date & Banana Loaf --e-w

Source of Recipe

"Great Healthy Food: Diabetes" by Azmina Govindji – e-mail
Date & Banana Loaf --e-w
Yield: Makes 15 slices

- 1 cup pitted dates, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups ripe bananas, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup skim milk
- 1-3/4 cups self-rising flour* (See Make_Your_Own Catagory)
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and line an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.

Put the chopped dates, bananas, egg and milk into a blender or food processor and process for a minute or two until the mixture is smooth.

Sift the flour, salt, cinnamon and ginger into a mixing bowl, then add the fruit mixture and stir by hand until thoroughly blended.

Turn the mixture into the prepared pan and bake in the center of the oven for about 30 minutes. If the loaf is fairly brown on the top, turn the heat down to 325º F. If not, leave it as it is, and bake for a further 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.

Leave the loaf to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out and leave it to cool completely on a wire rack.

1/15 of recipe equals: Calories: 126, Protein: 3 g, Fat: 1 g, Saturated Fat: 0 g,Carbohydrate: 29 g, Fiber: 2 g, Cholesterol: 15 mg, Sodium: 131 mg ++++ Exchanges: 1 Starch, 2/3 Fruit ++++ WWP: 2